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20 October 2016

Takarakuji de 40 Oku Atattanda kedo Isekai ni Ijuusuru. Chapter 61

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Yukkuri Oniisan

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Chapter 61: Fascinating Proposal

It had been 6 hours since the convoy departed from
Grisea Village and marched towards Isteria.

The convoy stopped their paces and began to make preparation
to camp.

The sky already dyed by the sunset color and the
darkness will soon descend upon them in about 2 hours later.

Marie, who boarded the same carriage as Kazura, excused
herself as well and exited the carriage before she went somewhere to
participate in the campground preparation herself.

「Kazura-sama, you must have been tired from the long journey.」(Havel)

Behind Kazura, who was stretching his back, Havel came
to meet him after he tied his Rata at the temporary horse stop that had been established
near the camp location.

Although Havel was always riding the Rata, excluding
the several breaks interposed between the march, there was no sign of exhaustion
on his face.

Or rather, his countenance was much better than yesterday,
his face was more cheerful than the usual.

「Havel-san as well, you must be tired. I am boarding a comfortable carriage
after all, but Havel-san kept riding on the Rata. So you will surely be tired,
right?」(Kazura)

「Ah no, I am not tired at all. If it is only to this degree, then it is more
lenient compared to the training that this unit had until now. Though my
buttocks are a bit painful.」(Havel)

「Is that so? As expected, a professional soldier is really different……
Speaking about the army, I heard that Havel-san, together with Isaac-san, are commanding
a unit composed only of nobles members. Is this true?」(Kazura)

Previously, when Havel and Isaac arrived in Grisea Village,
they were commanding a 100-men unit that was composed only of nobles.

Since recently Havel has been attending on Kazura’s
side, Kazura was wondering would it be alright for Havel to leave his job in
the unit that he had commanded until now.

「Yes, I am the Vice Captain of the First Cadet Training Corps.」(Havel)

「Ah, as expected those people was officer cadets. Since recently Havel-san
always helping me, will it be alright if you didn’t make an appearance on that
Corps?」(Kazura)

「It will be al\lright. Since it’s nearly the time when the 1-year basic
physical training is over, the training cadets had their schedule moved up a
bit and now they are practicing with another corps. Perhaps, this is the time
when they are seeing Hell.」(Havel)

「Eh? Is the training is that intense?」(Kazura)

When Kazura asked this, Havel remembered the training
that he personally had and his face grimaced a bit.

「It’s not something that intense. Compared with the actual combat that I
experienced for several months during the war 4 years ago, if you consider that
the training didn’t have any life or death situation, it was at least better. Since
the cadets would get physical hit to make them obey the discipline to details disregarding
their status as a noble and the green recruits would have to subsist on
livestock feed-like food every day.」(Havel)

「Whoa, that is quite a deal…… To be hit is already unpleasant but having livestock
feed-like meal every day is also harsh……」(Kazura)

「Furthermore, the cadets attached to me and Isaac-sama’s corps for this last
one year, either went to their military duty from their own house or rented a room
on an inn, but from the second year, they are compelled to live together on a
communal army barrack. For the people who used to leave everything to the servants
on their surroundings, this would be extremely unbearable.」(Havel)

It seems that the training for the officer cadets of
Isterian Army was conducted on several steps.

On the first year, they temper their physiques, but
from the second year could be said as the real deal.

Although Kazura thought that Nobles are people who had
a social position that make them could live more comfortable, it seems that in
this world, at least in Istelle province, is not true.

However, come to think of it, even though Isaac and
Havel deemed to be high ranked nobles, every day they worked at their military
post from the early in the morning until late at night.

Based on this fact, their subordinates and the other nobles
too would naturally undergo the similar hardship like them.

「When you said about living together under the same barrack, then they
couldn’t bring any servants?」(Kazura)

「Basically there is a prohibition of taking servants with them. It just,
depending on the corps commander’s discretion, when performing long distance
marching training or when they take a leave for several days in the city, then
they could be permitted to take servants with them. However, they need to pay
the servants expense by their own pocket.」(Havel)

「Eh…… It would be hard for the nobles that been raised in luxury, right?
Those who couldn’t endure it would surely end up quitting.」(Kazura)

「That’s true. Every year, there were several people who quitting. However, except
being forced to retire due to injury, quitting halfway or being dishonorably
discharged would damage their house’s honor. Because of this reason, if they
didn’t have enough resolution for this, they wouldn’t quit. Since even if they
return after quitting, they would be treated as an outcast.」(Havel)

「Woo, what a frightening outcome……」(Kazura)

To be unable to quit even if they couldn’t endure the
training and want to quit was quite a harsh situation that could even cause
people to suicide.

On the other hand, the people who successfully pass
through such environment would surely have a strong-willed character.

「Is there any compulsion to join the military?」(Kazura)

「No there isn’t, everyone entered the service voluntarily. Although even if it
said so, in practice, except for the eldest son of a noble’s House, the other
sons would usually enter the army, even if the person himself reluctant to do
so, it’s often they are enlisted against their own will. Even though there are
those who volunteer because they yearn to be in the military or attracted by
the social position it conferred, the majority of these people regretted after knowing
the actual harsh situation.」(Havel)

「So it’s like a semi-enforced situation. Do Havel-san also being forced to
enlist by your parents?」(Kazura)

「No, it’s not. I voluntary applied and asked my Father to enlist me in the
army. Isaac-sama also did the same.」(Havel)

「Oh, then that is praiseworthy. Why are you volunteering?」(Kazura)

When Kazura asked Havel this, Havel made a bit
embarrassed smile.

「……There is someone I want to protect.」(Havel)

「(Hm? So, Havel-san can also smile like this.)」(Kazura)

Until now, Havel had accompanied Kazura for several
days, but he never saw Havel made an expression like this.

He always walks a step behind Kazura[1],
showing great consideration on Kazura’s wellbeing, so Havel never let his
emotion showed up in his expression.

While always showing this business-like smile on him, Havel
always conversed with Kazura about many things, perhaps since he was being
careful not to bore Kazura.

Kazura was curious about the meaning of Havel’s words,
『Someone I want to protect』, but it would be rude if he
asked too much in this, so he just replied, 「I see」 and nodded.

「If Kazura-sama has any interest in the army’s training, then next time,
shall I guide you to see the soldiers and the training ground? Though there
aren’t anything worthy to note other than the Nobles Guard and the Cadets
training.」(Havel)

「(Whoa, really!? I really want to go to see, but... what should I do…?)」(Kazura)

Kazura’s interest was greatly attracted by Isaac’s
proposal.

However, if he shows any interest in the army of this
place then perhaps Zirconia would delightfully came to consult Kazura about
military matters.

For now, Kazura completely didn’t have any intention
to give any support for Isteria’s military matters.

As for the reason why he didn’t have any intention to
give his support was because he completely didn’t know about this country
internal conditions and diplomatic situation, furthermore this country’s
military scale and the country’s disposition.

If he gave military support without knowing anything
about the country’s state of affairs and just swallows the story fed only from
Nelson’s side, it would be dangerous so he ought not to do it.

Furthermore, his current foremost priority was the
problem of food shortage and infrastructure maintenance, even now he didn’t have
any leisure for a break in making preparations for his plan, even more so for military
affairs.

If he did so many things at the same time, a careless
judgment could result in an unrecoverable result.

No matter what he would do, it would be in turns, one
by one.

To make a judgment whether or not he should perform a
support, he needs to gather a proper information, so was what Kazura’s thought.

「Hmm…… Should I……」(Kazura)

Be that as it may, he wants to see things that he wants
to see.

What kind of soldiers exists in this world, what kind
of life they normally had, if he thought this he wanted to see it even once, his
curiosity couldn’t stay calm.

If he didn’t consider anything and could just go around
and inspect various things, then he wants to photograph all over the place with
the digital camera and record not only the soldiers and ordinary citizen while interviewing
them with his handycam.

What a commander tent’s inside just like Zirconia’s
looks like? How they spend their daily life? His interest are inexhaustible.

If he could ask for it, then he wants to ask Zirconia
and Isaac to put their armor and took a commemorative photograph with him.

The sight of Zirconia in her armor was really gallant,
her figure was also excellent, if she even performs one pose for the photograph
then the result would be surely picturesque.

Isaac stature was tall and handsome too, so he would
surely look attractive on the photograph.

Perhaps it would be alright if it just looking around,
Kazura’s heart started to tilt to one side, but perhaps since Havel thought
that it was not good, Havel quickly spoke out.

「If Kazura-sama have any interest to do the visit, then please inform me. I
will gladly guide Kazura-sama to anywhere.」(Havel)

「Thank you very much. If I have the time, sooner or later, I might come to
ask you.」(Kazura)

「Yes, please do so in that case.」(Havel)

Although it would be a problem if he jumped at the
issue with great curiosity, Kazura really grateful for this proposal.

As expected, Havel was really a man that pay attention
to every detail, or perhaps his reading too much into many things was really
helping Kazura.

「By the way, I have something to consult about Kazura-sama’s meal.」(Havel)

When Kazura’s was once again applauded Havel’s
consideration, Havel changed the topic.

It seems that this was the main topic of this
conversation.

「For the current short stay, I thought to delegate Marie to cook Kazura-sama’s
meal. However, will this arrangement be alright to Kazura-sama?」(Havel)

「So it’s about the meal……」(Kazura)

Hearing about the meal, Kazura remembered that he
didn’t inform anything to Zirconia about his diet from hereafter.

Until now, Kazura took his meal together with the
whole family in Nelson’s Mansion, but Kazura couldn’t gain any nutrition or satisfaction
even after eating the meal that Nelson’s side had prepared.

For that reason, after eating the meal with Nelson and
others, he ate canned food secretly without anyone seeing.

If he kept doing this 6 meals a day lifestyle after
this, it would be an extremely troublesome, or rather, it was difficult to do
so. To the extent where he thought to inform the others that there is no need to
prepare food for his share.

In the end, he would need to eat the meal alone, but
this is an inevitable consequence.

If he eats the dishes that Nelson’s side had served
out to him, then it would just diminish his stomach capacity, accelerate his
hunger and the food that he had brought from Japan wouldn’t be able to cram
inside his stomach. This situation was just like a punishment game.

「Yes. However, when I thought the taste of the canned food that Kazura-sama
had brought several days ago, the taste of the food that Kazura-sama usually
eat in God’s Realm and our food is greatly different. We would like to think
ways to reproduce the taste, but I believe it would be difficult for us.」(Havel)

When Kazura was about to open his mouth to bring forth
his proposal of no need to serve any food for him, he was interrupted as Havel begun
to speak.

The canned food that Havel referred was the canned
minestrone that he brought to be sampled by Nelson’s side.

Minestrone is a dish that is made from boiling many
vegetables with tomato sauce base, so perhaps this world didn’t have any vegetable
that is similar to tomatoes, so of course, reproducing the taste will be
difficult.

「Hence for that reason, if we could be permitted to use the canned food and
ingredients that Kazura-sama had brought together with the ingredients that we
had prepared, then I believe we could make dishes that will suit your palate.
It might not succeed at first try, but surely enough we would be able to serve
dishes that Kazura-sama could enjoy.」(Havel)

「Do you mean, you want to use the ingredients that I had brought as the base
and by adding various others ingredients, trying to create dishes?」(Kazura)

「Yes, that’s right. In addition, if Kazura-sama would be kind to give the
opinion about the dishes, then we also could improve the dishes to suit the
desired taste.」(Havel)

Kazura once again felt gratitude to Havel after
hearing his proposal.

Havel had been paying attention to the taste of the
food that he had only eat once and until now must had been trying to reproduce
the canned food’s taste.

Although perhaps originally he would keep trying the
trial and error for some more time, but after seeing that Kazura had brought a large
amount of food ingredients, he might have thinking to himself that it would be
no good and then decided to suggest a proposal to Kazura.

Inside Kazura’s mind, Havel’s stock price once again skyrocketed
to the limit.

Although in reality, this evaluation was just Kazura’s
complete misunderstanding, but for Kazura, Havel already assumed a position as a
man that is exceedingly tactful and reliable.

Disregarding what had happened so far, the
misunderstanding had lead to entirely favorable direction.

「Hmm…… Then, I will entrust this to you. However, please promise me that no
other person could eat the food that I had brought. Even though it could be
said to have brought quite an amount, it is still limited in number.」(Kazura)

「Certainly. There will be no other people that could eat the food, please have
no worry.」(Havel)

「Then it is fine. You must make it sure, alright? Since, if you broke this
promise then it would greatly troubling for me, do you understand?」(Kazura)

「W-! Y-yes, I understand!」(Havel)

If by any chance the food fell into the wrong hands
then it would be a great problem, Kazura emphasized his concern , and furthermore,
he put a serious expression on his face and made a threatening tone.

Without saying what would happen if the promise was
broken, his threat effectiveness would increase.

Since Kazura was thought to be the God Greysior
himself, for Havel this threat also carried additional weight.

Kazura saw for himself that Havel’s expression became
stiffened before returning to his usual countenance and demeanor.

「Then, I will leave this matter in your hand.」(Kazura)

Since Kazura had agreed by adding his own terms into
the proposal and his countenance and demeanor returned to his usual attitude, Havel
was honestly feeling really relieved.

「T-then, I will quickly assign Marie to cook the food from today. Since we
are still on the march, the ingredients we have are limited, but I will make
sure to prepare something.」(Havel)

「No need to push yourself too much. It will be fine even if it just some
chopped vegetables boiled or stir-fried together.」(Kazura)

「I understand. Then, could Kazura-sama please inform me which ingredients
that we could use?」(Havel)

「Hmm, that’s right…… What will be good, I wonder……」(Kazura)

While Kazura was thinking about what kind of
ingredient to be used as the base for the dishes and how to cook it, he felt
relieved that even in the future he would still be able to eat the meal
together with Nelson and others.

As expected, rather than eating the food by himself,
it would be more enjoyable to eat it together with other people.

Furthermore, since there aren’t any people who will
feel good if someone refused to eat the food they prepared, Kazura wouldn’t hurt
Nelson’s family honor.

Furthermore, by preparing the food like what had Havel
suggested then it would be able to serve this world dishes using the Japanese
ingredients.

It would be the similar situation with the dishes he
had in Grisea Village, there wouldn’t be any problem with nutrition and the
sense of being full if he ate the right amount.

Truthfully, such convenient situation fell to his lap,
so Kazura’s mood became a bit brighter.

✧✦✧✦

Beside Kazura, Havel was feeling relieved because his
proposal had succeeded without any problem.

To tell the truth, Havel didn’t just simply swallow Zirconia’s
story.

In Zirconia’s story, it seems that Kazura was
satisfied with the dishes served at Havel’s Mansion, but he didn’t feel
satisfied by the dishes served at Nelson’s Mansion.

However, Havel had been questioning the veracity of
this story from the beginning.

The cooks that worked at Nelson’s Mansion surely were skilled
elites that possessed top-notch aptitude.

Meanwhile, the cooks working at Leveson’s Mansion were
basically also working as maids. Of course, they were maids that had an exceptional
cooking skill, even so, the cooks in Nelson’s Mansion would surely have an
especially higher skill than the maids.

If he thought about this, seeing Kazura’s reaction to the
dishes at Leveson’s Mansion, he arrived at a conclusion that Kazura, Valetta,
and Valin’s reaction at that time was just exaggerated response out of consideration
for Havel as the host.

That means, perhaps even if he handed over his
Mansion’s cook who made Kazura’s dishes to Zirconia, just like she had asked, it
wouldn’t matter at all, or rather there were possibilities it might bring unnecessary
disgrace to his House.

On the other hand, if he talked to Zirconia honestly
about this, then he would miss the chance to put Marie under Nelson’s or
Kazura’s patronage.

The result of thinking about what he should do and a
way to absolutely not incurring Kazura’s displeasure was the proposal that he
had suggested just now.

Kazura wasn’t someone who would reject a whole-hearted
request, this was the impression that Havel got after several days accompanying
Kazura to perform the riverside inspection.

Based on this, he made a sink or swim wager and made a
proposal to Kazura. The result could be said as having the desirable result.

「(With this, Marie will be released from that life…… Even Father would have
no choice but to obey if Zirconia-sama personally discusses this matter with
him. The next thing is…… I will feel secure if I could make Kazura-sama
interested in Marie.)」(Havel)

While Havel was feeling reassured that the actions
that he had chosen proceeded smoothly, he searched for Marie’s figure that was mingling
among the other soldiers’ servants to help the camping site preparation and made
a really fond smile.

I thought the same. I mean she would still have to taste it to know if it's good. Serving it without taste testing it could be a disaster considering that the japanese food is different from the ones they have so she wouldn't even know what some foods are.... I think Havel should have asked at least that. In the end we're going to have a 13 year old little girl being stronger than all the trained soldiers xD

Good that it's just one step and not three. One step would be a faithful and loyal person, ready to cover for you and fast to act when needed (usually a servant, but could also be a good friend of a lower social stratum). Three steps behind is a wife.

"Some readers might object that Marie is still 13?PLEASE… I think Arcadia is not a signatory nation on Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child."^-That and it's loosely based on Medielval/post-Medieval Europe, where due to the famines caused by the global freezing they were experiencing, weird mediacal concepts, unsanitarian conditions and a couple of Plagues that decimated the population (the second worst killed one in three people, the worst one in two), the expected lifespan was very short, so the age of majority fell somewhere between 8 and 12 years old, making Marie a proper adult by their standards.

You where starting your training at around 7~9 years old. And you where an adult at around 12~14 years old. As no one kept records, being an adult was mainly based on your physics and testimony that was brought on an regular headcount.

Even biologicaly ... as soona s you can get pregnant. You're an adult in a body sense. But not fully grown.

I was skeptical of a romance developing between a 25-year-old man with a 16-year-old girl, but with a 13-year-old girl I must protest. But I suppose that's all a matter of how we live in different societies. I'm only 22, but if someone suggested I date a 16-year-old I'd laugh in their face. While I believe I still have plenty of room for improvement, it's hard to believe a girl of that age in our society is as mentally and emotionally mature as me. Physically maybe, as I also stopped growing in all aspects at 14. It boggles my mind that the age of consent was typically 10-12 across America just over a century ago. While it has already been demonstrated that the other world in this story is analogous to our ancient societies, this really drives home the point that we live in different times.

I know this is kind of late, but your Creative Commons License stated that this works is flagged as ND (No Derivatives), which is prohibit other local translator from using this work to translate to other languages. I think you should go with SA (Share Alike), which permits others to make works based on this, combined with BY and NC. Correct me if I wrong.